Hello everyone!
Design Team member Michelle here and this week’s card is bursting with Christmas spirit! A wreath full of festive details frames a sweet little group of friends, each one decked out in their Santa hats and ready to celebrate.
Supplies used:
To make the card, I created the woodgrain background by stamping the A5 Woodgrain stamp onto Kraft card stock with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide. I had to do this a couple of time to get the crisp lines! I then lightly ink blended the edges using some more Vintage Photo Distress Oxide to give it some dimension.
For the focal part of card, I stamped all of the images onto white card stock and coloured them with alcohol markers. I added highlights using a white gel pen.
To create the wreath, this was 4 of the leaf piles from the Jumping With Joy stamp set that I coloured in three shades of green and arranged in a circle. Most of the ornaments on the wreath were all bits and pieces from other stamp sets I mentioned. The only exceptions are the hats, bow and ribbon that I shopped my stash for.
I love how the bold red ribbons and ornaments pop against the dark woodgrain background.
I felt that the critters were getting lost in the woodgrain background and to make them stand out a bit more, I took some white card stock and Iightly ink blended some Crack Pistashio Distress Oxide onto it and then backed it onto the wreath.
The sentiment is simple and a classic “Merry Christmas” in bright red to match all the joyful touches scattered around the scene.
This was a really fun card to make and I hope this brings a smile to your face and a little extra cheer to your crafting this week!
Michelle
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